BankInfo

class en16931.BankInfo(account=None, iban=None, bic=None, mandate_reference_identifier=None)

BankInfo class.

Stores relevant banking information of Entity to specify the needed information when the payment means of the invoice involves a Bank.

You can initialize a BankInfo instance with all needed attributes:

>>> b = BankInfo(account="1234567321", bic="AAAABBCCDDD",
...              mandate_reference_identifier="123")

Or build it, step by step:

>>> b = BankInfo()
>>> b.account = "1234567321"
>>> b.bic = "AAAABBCCDDD"
>>> b.mandate_reference_identifier = "123"

For the bank information to be complete it has to contain the IBAN number, or the bank account and the BIC. The mandate reference identifier is used in the context of debit payments.

>>> b.is_valid()
True
__init__(account=None, iban=None, bic=None, mandate_reference_identifier=None)

Initialize the Bank Information for an Entity.

Parameters:

  • account (string (optional)) – The bank account number.

  • bic (string (optional)) – The Bank Identification Code of the account.

  • iban (string (optional)) – The International Bank Account Number (IBAN)

  • mandate_reference_identifier (string (optional)) – The Mandate Reference Identifier

Notes

For the bank information to be complete it has to contain the IBAN number, or the bank account and the BIC. The mandate reference identifier is used in the context of debit payments.

__weakref__

list of weak references to the object (if defined)

property account

Bank account number

Parameters:

account (string) – The bank account number.

Notes

No validation of the bank account number is performed.

Type:

Property

property bic

The Bank Identification Code

Also known as SWIFT code.

Parameters:

bic (string) – The Bank Identification Code of the account.

Raises:

ValueError – If the BIC code is not valid.

Notes

A BIC code has either 8 or 11 characters without dashes and spaces.

Type:

Property

has_mandate_reference()

Returns True if it has a mandate reference identifier.

This is necessary for debit payments.

property iban

The International Bank Account Number (IBAN)

Parameters:

iban (string) – The International Bank Account Number (IBAN)

Notes

No validation of the IBAN is performed.

Type:

Property

is_valid()

Returns True if the information is complete.

A valid bank information for an Entity must have a bank account and a BIC or an IBAN.

property mandate_reference_identifier

The Mandate Reference Identifier

The Mandate Reference Identifier is necessary for debit payments.

Parameters:

mandate_reference_identifier (string) – The Mandate Reference Identifier

Type:

Property